Digbeth music venue 'immensely shocked and stressed' as 'imminent danger' looms

The Night Owl, a Birmingham live music venue in Digbeth, says it is “immensely shocked and stressed” after Midlands Rail Hub Alliance (MRHA) proposals could expand the Bordesley Viaduct and alter the rail infrastructure around the venue. The group warns the plans would put it “at risk for closure by 2030,” arguing the arches beneath which it and other businesses operate could be expanded as part of network upgrades between Birmingham Moor Street and Bordesley. The MRHA says the changes would “unlock the existing capacity constraints.” The consultation runs now until Friday, August 28, and the venue urges the public to submit feedback via the MRHA website.